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Summary: Chow Yun Fat's REAL US debut!!!
Review: "The Replacement Killers" was terrible. It was like a Chow Yun Fat/John Woo movie by numbers and poses. Nothing to speak of in terms of storyline or compelling characters (apart from Chow's) that his best known HK work featured. This movie however features Chow Yun Fat as the sort of conflicted yet ultimately principled man he should play, but with tons of intrigue and a good performane by Mark Wahlberg as a rookie under Chow's wing. It's not very "Hollywood" which is a good thing. It definitely has a feeling closer to a foreign film and that is very welcome. This doesn't have as much action as "The Killer" or "The Replacement Killers" but it had a solid storyline. Hopefully with the success of the phenomenal "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chow Yun Fat's other movies will get the look they deserve. This man shines whenever he's on the screen. He saved "Anna & The King" as well. I forgot to mention that for once New Line has SOME additional features, and they interesting.
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Summary: Chow Yun Fat's REAL US debut!!!
Review: "The Replacement Killers" was terrible. It was like a Chow Yun Fat/John Woo movie by numbers and poses. Nothing to speak of in terms of storyline or compelling characters (apart from Chow's) that his best known HK work featured. This movie however features Chow Yun Fat as the sort of conflicted yet ultimately principled man he should play, but with tons of intrigue and a good performane by Mark Wahlberg as a rookie under Chow's wing. It's not very "Hollywood" which is a good thing. It definitely has a feeling closer to a foreign film and that is very welcome. This doesn't have as much action as "The Killer" or "The Replacement Killers" but it had a solid storyline. Hopefully with the success of the phenomenal "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chow Yun Fat's other movies will get the look they deserve. This man shines whenever he's on the screen. He saved "Anna & The King" as well. I forgot to mention that for once New Line has SOME additional features, and they interesting.
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Summary: .
Review: Another relatively bad American action movie assisted soley by the presence of Chow-Yun Fat. To its credit, it is better than the Replacement Killers; as uncondonable as Mark Wahlberg is, he is much easier to take than Mira Sorvino. Additionally, the story in this one is a touch more interesting, though the buddy-cop aesthetic, action sequences, and just about everything else, were all done ten times better in Chow's Hong Kong films. It's a pity to see his charisma and talent wasted in all of this b-grade American tripe.
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Summary: ONE HARD-BOILED COP!!
Review: Chow rules period! This film is lightyears beyond replacement killers(please!) wallberg plays his typical low key method(best role since dirk diggler) & the 2 of them play off each other suprisingly well! Best chinatown flick since Year of the dragon. btw the bodycount in this film might be the biggest since big arns commando! If your looking for action,drama & good shoot em up scenes look no further! oh im glad i wasnt the only one to notice that uncle benny's karma has been paid up(lethal weapon 4 for inside joke)
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Summary: an amazing premise action movie
Review: Chow Yun Fat and Mark Wahlburg are amazing in this
all I can say is
action action
moving story
see this
see this seriously
it's just as entertaining and interesting as the Replacement Killers
see that one too
I will watch this more times then I can count on my dvd player. rest assured
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Summary: Chow is the Man!
Review: Chow Yun Fat is awesome in 'The Corruptor'. He is the coolest actor in the world. Not really an action picture, this movie is has more drama and character development. Chow continues to play the anti-hero and he does it great! Go buy this DVD.
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Summary: Chow Yun-Fat is wasted on this film
Review: Chow Yun-Fat is the coolest actor in Hollywood today, but his effort is wasted with an awful screenplay. Marky Mark is an ok actor, but don't mix him in with the big boys. Get "The Replacement Killers" instead for a far better Chow Yun-Fat American film.
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Summary: LCC (Legendary Chow Charisma) saves the film
Review: Chow Yun-Fat's sophomore Hollywood effort is a lot better than the disappointing Replacement Killers, but still I felt let down. Not Chow's blame though. Chow delivers one of his finest performances and seems to speak English pretty well if not for a small accent problem. His charisma (LCC) and wit alone makes Mark Wahlberg's otherwise flat performance credible, and even seems to make us feel there is some chemistry between the two cops, sometimes. The 10min. finale felt a little bit like Hard-Boiled (when Chow and Mark are walking through the corridor of people) but it was a bit too short. Director James Foley could have extended the action sequence at the end to make up for the rather uninvolving plot and the lack of good supporting characters. I really feel that Chow Yun-Fat (arguably Asia's biggest star) deserves a better film than this, but the language and cultural differences stop him from entering the mainstream Hollywood. I hope the upcoming Anna and the King is the breakthrough film for Chow's mainstream audiences.
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Summary: Too Long!
Review: Despite bad reviews I enjoyed Chow Yun Fat in the Replacement Killers. It was not up to par with his John Woo stuff but I enjoyed it very much.The Corrupter is Chow Yun Fat's second American film. He is perfectly cast as a shady New York City cop in China town. Mark Walhberg is also very good as his new partner. Another good performance was by Brian Cox as Walhberg's father. The film has some great action parts. The film also does a great job contrasting Chinese and US culture. On many levels its a great film about cultural diffusion. However, despite some great cultural exchanges, good actions scenes, and great acting the film in my opinion was not very good. Its too long and by the last 20 minutes the story is dragging and dragging. I wanted to like this film very much, but the story itself and its collapse into boredom at the end sank this film for me. This was a good effort but it failed to cross the finish line. It is worth a rental, but not too buy. You will not want to watch this film more than once. Again, I really wanted to like this film and wish I could have.
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Summary: Not a bad Cop Film
Review: I admit, I'm a little biased. I love cop flicks. This one wasn't too bad. It starts off with a bang, literally. A store in Chinatown blows up and the violence begins. This story sets itself in the fictional 15th Precinct in Chinatown. If you are a New Yorker and live on the Lower East Side, then you'll recognize all the spots. In Chow Yun Fat's real US debut, he tries his best to be the actor he was in Hong Kong. If it weren't for his accent, he'd probably fared better in the film. Hong Kong style filming and gunplay takes precedence in this film. Truthfully, there is more gunplay here in the film than the NYPD has seen in the last 20 years. There were many technical flaws. Most would not be seen by the untrained eye. Chow gets shot in the end with a big bullet hole. Same goes for a bunch of cops in a Vice bust. My question, where were their bullet resistant vests?! Look out for the way MArk Wahlberg butchers a radio call. He uses language not used on REAL NYPD communications. There are more things to look out for but I digress. Overall, I like the film, the plot and some of the portrayal. Most of all, I love the fact it was filmed in NYC. All films and shows pertaining to New York City should be filmed in New York City. Also, if you are missing the World Trade Center, they do a nice flyby of the city skyline.
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